It marks the first and only time an Adult Swim series was adapted into a feature film, and is the second Cartoon Network-owned property to receive a theatrical feature film adaptation after The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002), with the difference being due to that film's box office failure, Warner Bros. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its humor but criticized its plot and runtime. On April 1, 2007, Adult Swim premiered the movie just a week before the main release however, in honor of the block's annual April Fools' Day traditions, the film remained in a small picture-in-picture box at the bottom left corner, with no sounds.Īqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters premiered at New York City on April 10, 2007, and was released theatrically on April 13, 2007, by First Look Pictures, and grossed $5.5 million on a $750,000 budget, making it the twelfth highest-grossing R-rated animated film.

Maiellaro would also describe the film as 'an action piece that leads into the origin story that unfolds in a very 'Aqua Teen' way.' As production went on, several cameos, including Peart, Armisen and Campbell, were confirmed.

The film centers around Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, better known as the Aqua Teens, as they join forces with the Plutonians and the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future to prevent a piece of exercise equipment from creating destruction, all while the Aqua Teens must puzzle together their existence and search for their creator.ĭuring an interview at the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con, Maiellaro and Snyder stated that rumors of a feature-length film based on Aqua Teen Hunger Force would be made. Martin Croker, and Neil Peart of the Canadian rock band Rush, with Bruce Campbell, Tina Fey, Fred Armisen, and Chris Kattan in cameo appearances. The film was produced, written and directed by series creators Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis, and features the voices of Dana Snyder, Carey Means, Willis, Maiellaro, Mike Schatz, Andy Merrill, C. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (also known as Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Movie Film for Theaters) is a 2007 American adult animated surreal black comedy film based on the Adult Swim animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

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